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title: "Opting out of WiFi positioning (_nomap)" | ||
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excerpt: Previously a blog post, now a note on _nomap in SSID. | ||
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# `_nomap` | ||
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`_nomap` in the end of your SSID will exclude your network from Google, Apple, WiGLE etc. | ||
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- [Why?](#why) | ||
- [`_optout`](#_optout) | ||
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## Why? | ||
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Privacy. WiGLE.net may point your home directly just by entering the SSID and who knows how many similar services there are. While I have been thinking of this since 2015, there is at least one case where this has been used: | ||
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- [Christian Haschek: The curious case of the Raspberry Pi in the network closet](https://blog.haschek.at/2018/the-curious-case-of-the-RasPi-in-our-network.html) | ||
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## `_optout` | ||
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Legacy from 2015-2016. Used to be part of Microsoft WiFi Sense that shared WiFi networks and passwords to all contacts. |